Team 5

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Pluto IS a Planet!


Madison A.
Laura H.
Bryana M.
Cherry P.
Abbie R.
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Pluto
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Pluto and Earth Comparison













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Comparison Table:

Planet (or Dwarf Planet)
 Earth (Planet)
 Pluto (a dwarf planet)
Name Origin
 English German name meaning ground and from the Old English words ‘eor(th)e’ and ‘ertha’.
 In Roman mythology, Pluto (Greek Hades) is the god of underworld.
Distance from the Sun
 1 AU
93 million miles
149.6 million km
 39.53 AU
3,674.5 million miles
5,913 million km
Period of Revolution Around the Sun
 365.26 days
 247.7 years
Period of Rotation
 24 hours
 6.39 Earth days
Mass
(kg)
 5.98 x 1024
 1.29 x 1022
Diameter
(miles
km)
 7,926 miles
12,756 km
 1,413 miles
2,274 km
Temperature
(K
Range or Average)
 260-310 K
 37 K
Number of Moons
 1
 1 large (plus 2 tiny)
Tilt of axis (degrees)
 23.45
 122.52
Location from the Sun
 The third planet
 The ninth planet
Atmosphere Composition
 78% Nitrogen and 21% Oxygen with trace amounts of water vapor, carbon dioxide and other gaseous molecules
 Nitrogen and Methane